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Tuesday 2 September 2014
Apple iWatch still under EVT despite components already in production
Despite related components already entering into production, Apple's iWatch is still unlikely to become available until 2015, as the device is still under engineering verification...
Thursday 24 July 2014
Google to incorporate NFC functionality into Android
Google will incorporate TSM (trusted service manager) software and applications into the Android platform after Apple reportedly has made NFC functionality a standard for its speculated...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
USI reportedly lands SiP module orders for iWatch devices
Universal Scientific Industrial (USI), an affiliated company of Advanced Semiconductor Engineering (ASE), reportedly has landed SiP module orders from Apple for its iWatch wearable...
Wednesday 23 July 2014
Digitimes Research: Optical-use sapphire demand to reach 12.44 million mm of 2-inch equivalents in 2014
There will be an estimated demand for 12.44 million mm of 2-inch-equivalent sapphires for optical purposes in 2014, mainly consisting of 54.3% for use in smartphone button covers,...
Monday 30 June 2014
Wearable demand tied in to iWatch release, say market watchers
Despite the fact that brand vendors such as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics have launched smart watches equipped with Google's Android Wear, market watchers believe wearable...
Wednesday 11 June 2014
Wearable devices such as iWatch to spur sapphire market demand in 2015, says LEDinside
Apple's reported iWatch, which is expected to be released in late 2014, will use sapphire watch covers, according to research firm LEDinside. If iWatch sales reach market estimations...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
FPCB suppliers reportedly deliver samples for Apple iWatch validation
Flexible PCB suppliers Flexium Interconnect, Zhen Ding Technology Holding and Career Technology reportedly have delivered FPCB samples for use in iWatch devices to Apple for validation,...
Tuesday 8 April 2014
Apple iWatch said to release in 3Q13 with Quanta, TPK, Richtek in supply chain, says paper
Apple is rumored to unveil its wearable device iWatch in the third quarter and will target 65 million units in shipments for 2014, according to a Chinese-language Economic Daily...
Wednesday 19 February 2014
TPK rumored to enter iWatch supply chain
Rumors are spreading in the market that Taiwan-based touch panel maker TPK has entered the supply chain for iWatch, the reported name of a smartwatch Apple is expected to release...
Thursday 2 January 2014
Apple, Qualcomm suffering weak yields for wearable devices
Several wearable devices such as Apple's iWatch and Qualcomm's Toq are reportedly seeing less than 50% yield rates due to difficulties applying surface treatments on their metal injection...
Wednesday 18 December 2013
Wistron may be chosen as 3rd candidate OEM for iWatch
Apple will start production of the iWatch smartwatch in the second quarter of 2014 with Quanta Computer and Inventec as OEMs. Wistron is also in contention to be selected as a third...
Monday 14 October 2013
Digitimes Research: Apple iWatch to play key role in boosting smartwatch sales
After researching existing smartwatch players' product strategies and technology maturity, Digitimes Research believes that the competition in the smartwatch industry in the next...
Wednesday 25 September 2013
Metal injection molding widely used to make wearable smart devices, say Taiwan makers
Metal injection molding (MIM), a manufacturing process combining powder metallurgy and plastic molding injection, has been widely used to produce wearable smart devices due to its...
Monday 9 September 2013
Market chatter: Apple iWatch reportedly suffering from low yields
There is talk in the Taiwan supply chain that Apple's upcoming iWatch is reportedly suffering from low-yield-rate problems, with the rumors being that the upstream supply chain is...
Tuesday 27 August 2013
Inventec expected to land orders for iWatch, says analyst
Inventec is expected to land 60% of orders for an Apple iWatch, which is expected to release in the second half of 2014. The orders are estimated to contribute about 19% of Inventec's...